What years did Harry Eisenstat play?

Harry Eisenstat played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1942.

Was Harry Eisenstat a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Eisenstat pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 157 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Eisenstat hit?

Harry Eisenstat hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

What teams did Harry Eisenstat play for?

Harry Eisenstat played for 3 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–1937), the Detroit Tigers (1938–1939), and the Cleveland Indians (1939–1942).

What were Harry Eisenstat's career stats?

In 165 games, Harry Eisenstat went 25-27 with a 3.84 ERA, 157 strikeouts, 478.2 innings pitched, and 14 saves.

What position did Harry Eisenstat play?

Harry Eisenstat played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Harry Eisenstat and how much did he weigh?

Harry Eisenstat was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Harry Eisenstat's career ERA?

Harry Eisenstat finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 25-27 with 157 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Harry Eisenstat have?

Harry Eisenstat recorded 157 career strikeouts.

Is Harry Eisenstat in the Hall of Fame?

No. Harry Eisenstat has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Harry Eisenstat

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1942)

Harry Eisenstat was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1942 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Detroit Tigers, and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 8 seasons. Across 165 career appearances, he went 25-27 with a 3.84 ERA and 157 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3467.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 25–27

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.39

SO 157

Pitcher PIV 3467.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 10/10/1915 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died: 3/21/2003 in Beachwood, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-05-19
Last Game: 1942-09-25

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Career Pitching Statistics

Harry Eisenstat — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	27	165	32	11	1	14	478.2	550	204	30	114	157	3.84	3467.1

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 8.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Harry Eisenstat Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1935	BRO	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4.2	9	7	2	2	13.50	—	0.0
1936	BRO	NL	1	2	5	2	1	0	0	14.1	22	9	6	5	5.65	4.59 (-23%)	-84.6
1937	BRO	NL	3	3	13	4	0	0	0	47.2	61	21	11	12	3.97	4.34 (+9%)	407.8
1938	DET	AL	9	6	32	9	5	0	4	125.1	131	52	29	37	3.73	4.35 (+14%)	1290.3
1939	DET	AL	2	2	10	2	1	0	0	29.2	39	23	9	6	6.98	4.28 (-63%)	-448.4
1939	CLE	AL	6	7	26	11	4	1	2	103.2	109	38	23	38	3.30	4.28 (+23%)	741.7
1940	CLE	AL	1	4	27	3	0	0	4	71.2	78	25	12	27	3.14	4.21 (+25%)	678.1
1941	CLE	AL	1	1	21	0	0	0	2	34.0	43	16	16	11	4.24	3.94 (-8%)	-488.3
1942	CLE	AL	2	1	29	1	0	0	2	47.2	58	13	6	19	2.45	3.57 (+31%)	1370.5
Career · 9 seasons			25	27	165	32	11	1	14	478.2	550	204	114	157	3.84	—	3,467

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Harry Eisenstat — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
165	123	11	26	1	0	0	4	0	10	39	.211	.271	.220	.490	0

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OPS .490 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Harry Eisenstat Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	BRO	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BRO	NL	5	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	13	11	1	0	0	0	3	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	DET	AL	32	36	4	5	0	1	4	16	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	DET	AL	10	8	0	3	0	0	0	2	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CLE	AL	26	32	3	8	0	1	1	8	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CLE	AL	27	22	2	6	0	2	1	6	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	21	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CLE	AL	29	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			165	123	11	26	1	4	10	39	.211	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Harry Eisenstat — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	92	68	5	15	0	2	.221
Away	73	56	6	11	0	2	.196

Pitching — Home / Away

Harry Eisenstat — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	92	272.1	310	98	59	88	3.24
Away	73	206.1	241	106	56	70	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Harry Eisenstat — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1942-09-25	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0
1942-09-05	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	0
1942-09-04	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	0
1942-09-04	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	0
1942-08-26	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0
1942-08-25	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0
1942-08-16	CLE	SLA	W	0	0	0
1942-08-11	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0
1942-08-09	CLE	CHW	L	2	1	1
1942-08-05	CLE	SLA	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Harry Eisenstat — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1942-09-25	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	5	4	1	0	0
1942-09-05	CLE	SLA	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
1942-09-04	CLE	SLA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2
1942-09-04	CLE	SLA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1942-08-26	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1942-08-25	CLE	BOS	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	2
1942-08-16	CLE	SLA	—	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
1942-08-11	CLE	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1
1942-08-09	CLE	CHW	—	6.0	9	6	5	2	2
1942-08-05	CLE	SLA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Eisenstat — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	165	0	17	95	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harry Eisenstat — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	BRO	P	2	0	4	0	0
1936	BRO	P	5	1	4	0	0
1937	BRO	P	13	2	15	1	0
1938	DET	P	32	6	27	2	2
1939	DET	P	10	3	8	0	1
1939	CLE	P	26	1	14	0	0
1940	CLE	P	27	2	12	0	1
1941	CLE	P	21	0	3	0	0
1942	CLE	P	29	2	8	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Harry Eisenstat Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	165

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Harry Eisenstat: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 19, 1935 and the final game on September 25, 1942, Harry Eisenstat built the record summarized on this page. Eisenstat played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935 through 1937), the Detroit Tigers (1938 through 1939), and the Cleveland Indians (1939 through 1942). At 185 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame, Eisenstat is listed as a pitcher. Eisenstat threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 10, 1915, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. The bio records the death on March 21, 2003, in Beachwood, OH, USA.

Eisenstat pitched in 165 games, starting 32, and finished with a 25-27 record and 3.84 ERA. The same table counts 157 strikeouts, 11 complete games, and 14 saves. The leagues Eisenstat pitched in allowed 4.20 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.6% better than average. 1938 brought Eisenstat a season-high 9 wins. 1939 was Eisenstat's sharpest full season, a 3.30 ERA against the league's 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Eisenstat

What years did Harry Eisenstat play?: Harry Eisenstat played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1942.
Was Harry Eisenstat a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Eisenstat pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 157 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Eisenstat hit?: Harry Eisenstat hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.
What teams did Harry Eisenstat play for?: Harry Eisenstat played for 3 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–1937), the Detroit Tigers (1938–1939), and the Cleveland Indians (1939–1942).
What were Harry Eisenstat's career stats?: In 165 games, Harry Eisenstat went 25-27 with a 3.84 ERA, 157 strikeouts, 478.2 innings pitched, and 14 saves.
What position did Harry Eisenstat play?: Harry Eisenstat played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Harry Eisenstat and how much did he weigh?: Harry Eisenstat was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Harry Eisenstat's career ERA?: Harry Eisenstat finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 25-27 with 157 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harry Eisenstat have?: Harry Eisenstat recorded 157 career strikeouts.
Is Harry Eisenstat in the Hall of Fame?: No. Harry Eisenstat has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.